Logistics
With speed, affordability and flexibility, Harlingen puts logistics operations on the fast track to profitability.
Rapid access
across the region & across the border
Harlingen puts a South Texas population of 1.3 million people within a 45-minute drive, and Tamaulipas, Mexico within easy reach with the fastest border crossing time in South Texas on the Los Indios Bridge. That means rapid access to 400 maquiladora operations in Reynosa and Matamoros alone. Harlingen helps you connect to markets and customers faster.
Lower costs
across the board
In Harlingen market access meets significantly lower costs. Ranked the #3 Least Expensive Urban Areas in the U.S. (2022, Council for Community and Economic Research), Harlingen lowers costs of living, labor and business.
A logistics network
built for speed & choice
Port, rail, air, highway—choose your custom route for fastest delivery and maximum profitability.
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Open domestic and global distribution through the Gulf and Atlantic intracoastal waterways and the deep water ports of the Gulf, and leverage the flexibility of onsite access to Class I rail and a heavy haul corridor to Mexico, with air connections nearby.
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The largest airport in the Rio Grande Valley and a designated NAFTA CargoPort™️, VIA is now expanding with an extended 9,400-ft. runway, making it the longest runway south of Austin and Houston, and allowing the five major cargo carriers that serve the airport to increase their take-off weight by more than 25%.
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Harlingen provides rapid access to I-69E, I-69C and I-2, and the Los Indios Bridge, which moves cargo vehicles across the border with the fastest pass-through times in South Texas.
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Rail connections are available at Port of Harlingen, Harlingen Aerotropolis and Harlingen Industrial Park.
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Fiber connections to eight of the largest telecommunication providers in Mexico also help operations respond rapidly and cost-efficiently to operational needs.
Fast-moving & affordable operational environments
Find abundant affordable acreage in multiple well-resourced sites including:
300 acres at the Port of Harlingen
450 acres at the Harlingen Aerotropolis, which is adjacent to Valley International Airport
500 acres at the Harlingen Industrial Park, just 15 minutes from the Los Indios Bridge
Wherever your Harlingen location, you’ll discover a skilled and enthusiastic workforce focused on your success. Youthful and largely bilingual, Harlingen teams are “fast on the uptake” to keep your operation moving rapidly and smoothly.